Mathivanan, Bandula and Nishantha withdraw from polls

Sri Lankan escapes from police custody in India

A Sri Lankan national allegedly escaped from police custody at the CMBT in Koyambedu, Chennai, The Hindu newspaper reported. They were on their way to Puzhal prison where he was remanded on charges of smuggling drugs. Suresh alias Nishanth (32), a native of Colombo, arrived at the CMBT around 12 a.m. on Friday from Pudukkottai after a court hearing, escorted by Armed Reserve constable Lazar. He requested Lazar to allow him to use the toilet. Lazar removed his handcuffs and waited . Suresh walk

13 Jun, 2015

Government briefs Parliament on diaspora talks

The Government today briefed Parliament on the talks held with the diaspora in London this week including the agenda and the details of the participants. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, in a statement made in response to a question posed by the opposition, said that a?Member of Parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), a representative of the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), ?a?representative of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation, a?representative from the South African Go

12 Jun, 2015

Cabinet agrees on a new 20-A proposal

The cabinet, which met for another special session today, has agreed on a new proposal for electoral reforms via the 20th Amendment to the constitution. Accordingly the cabinet, which on Monday agreed on a 225 member parliament, has now agreed to a proposal by President Maithripala Sirisena for a 237 seat Parliament, the Government information department?said. The 237 seats will be divided into 145 members elected via the First-Past-The-Post system, 55 via the Proportional Representation syste

12 Jun, 2015